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Four players took more shots in Saturday's loss to the Atlanta Hawks than Hassan Whiteside. Of that quartet, only Dwyane Wade made more than half his shots. None were as efficient as Whiteside. Acknowledged largely as a robo-rebounding presence to this stage, the question with the emerging center becomes whether he also can become a greater part of the Miami Heat's offense. "If I can get it down there, I'm going to just finish to the best of my abilities," he said in the wake of shooting 6 of 8 for 14 points against the Hawks. "Like I said, I was overseas averaging 30, so scoring isn't really that hard for me. And when D-Wade is really out there...

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Four players took more shots in Saturday's loss to the Atlanta Hawks than Hassan Whiteside. Of that quartet, only Dwyane Wade made more than half his shots. None were as efficient as Whiteside.
Acknowledged largely as a robo-rebounding presence to this...

The Panthers' playoff push could be buoyed by a seasonlong seven-game homestand, which begins Thursday night against the Chicago Blackhawks.
They began Thursday two points behind the idle Bruins for the final wild-card playoff berth in the Eastern...

Observations from Sunday's 83-75 victory over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden:
-- Hassan Whiteside and Tyler Johnson: The new Big Two.
-- Whiteside showed an offensive repertoire previously unseen.
-- He is more than put-backs and dunks.
-- And...

The term usually applies to Madison Square Garden in New York.
For Heat guard Shabazz Napier, it's up for debate. On Sunday, he played for the first time at TD Garden when Miami faced the Boston Celtics. A Boston native, Napier said playing in the...

The approach was logical: Relentless at the start, rested for the finish.
Hassan Whiteside took care of the first part of the equation. He never had a chance to make a difference with the second.
Because of that, it left the Miami Heat and coach Erik...

Panthers at Bruins
When/where: 7 p.m., TD Garden, Boston
TV: FSF; Radio: 560-AM.
Scouting report: The Panthers will try to extend their streak of recording points in six consecutive games (4-0-2) in first meeting of season with Bruins, who are on a 3-1...

Shawn Thornton knows he will be the center of a lot more attention then generally given a fourth-line forward Tuesday when he returns to Boston for the first time with the Florida Panthers.
A popular player for seven seasons with the Bruins who helped...

Even in recent years when the Panthers were finishing on or near the bottom of the NHL standings they generally played even the most elite teams tough, often losing by one goal.
Except for the Boston Bruins, who have treated their matchups with the...

Seniors, it is time to start saying goodbye to the halls you've walked for four years, the football field where you spent so many Friday nights, and the fluorescent-lit classrooms where you made friends, developed crushes and stayed for clubs after...

When you're sitting on the NBA's best record like the Golden State Warriors, you don't have to stress over every single game. Because you usually win, anyway. Stephen Curry scored 37 points on Sunday night, and the Warriors erased a 26-point deficit to...

BOSTON The Charlotte Hornets committed 16 turnovers, blowing a 16-point lead and falling to the Boston Celtics 106-98 Friday at the TD Garden. The Hornets (23-33) got 31 points from Mo Williams while the Celtics (23-33) got 28 off the bench from...

NEW YORK LeBron James moved into 22nd place on the NBA's all-time scoring list and the Cavaliers pounded the Knicks on Sunday, 101-83 for their 16th win in their last 18 games. James had 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in three...

?BOSTON This was not the way the Hawks wanted to enter the All-Star break. Little can put a damper on the best start in franchise history. However, this one will sting for the entire week respite. Evan Turner scored with 0.2 seconds left, giving...

BOSTON The Stars lost the battle of attrition, but they still found a way to improve their playoff position, and that was no small feat at the TD Garden on Tuesday night. Despite battling flu, losing winger Antoine Roussel to a game misconduct...

Rob Gronkowski puck-tuated a Super Bowl victory with a spike on the ice. The star tight end and several of his New England Patriots teammates were honored by the Bruins before their game against the New York Islanders on Saturday night in a pregame...

BOSTON He's 34 with a bad left knee. In basketball dog years that combination usually means closing in on rocking-chair time. But 76ers guard Jason Richardson, who's been sidelined since January 2013, makes it sound like this won't be his final...

BOSTON The 76ers envision Jason Richardson nailing 3-pointers to free up space for teammates once he returns. But the major question is: When will he return? "I don't really know," coach Brett Brown said Thursday after practice....

The summary
The defense still is slumping, but the Bulls rediscovered their offensive magic in a big way Friday night at TD Garden. Derrick Rose posted his second double-double of the season with 29 points and 10 assists and Pau Gasol added his 22nd...